Looks on the East: Corrado Feroci and the Thailand's Artistic Westernization
Abstract
The essay describes the role the Tuscan sculptor Corrado Feroci played in the westernization process of the Kingdom of Siam, eventually Thailand. With his portraits and monumental sculptures, Feroci has radically changed the way in which the ruling class has handed down its image, as well as founding the first academy of fine arts in Bangkok, directing with his teaching all the main Thai artists of the after the twentieth century.
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Bibliografia
Baker, Chris - Phongpaichit, Pasuk, A History of Thailand, New York, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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Ferri De Lazara, Leopoldo - Piazzardi, Paolo, Italiani alla corte del Siam–Italians at the Court of Siam–ชาวอิตาเลียนในราชสํานักไทย, Bangkok, Amarin Printing and Publishing, 1996.
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Janni, Ettore, “L’invasione monumentale”, Emporium, XLVIII, 288, dicembre 1918: 282-6.
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Lupo, Giovanni Maria, (ed.), Gli architetti dell’Accademia Albertina, a cura di G. M. Lupo, Torino, Allemandi, 1996.
Maraini, Antonio, “L’Arco ai Caduti di Genova”, Bollettino d’Arte, XXV, s. III, 1 (1931): 35.
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Id., “The Victory Monument: the Politics of Representations of Thai Identity and Colonial Discourse in Built Forms”, JARS Journal of Architectural/Planning Research and Studies, 8, 1 (2011): 55-74.
Id., The Aesthetics of Power: architecture, Modernity, and Identity from Siam to Thailand, Bangkok, White Lotus Press, 2013.
O’Neil, Maryvelma, Bangkok: A cultural History, London, Oxford University Press, 2008.
Peleggi, Maurizio, Lords of Things: The Fashioning of the Siamese Monarchy’s Modern Public Image, Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2002.
Id., Monastery, Monument, Museum: Sites and Artifacts of Thai Cultural Memory, Honululu, University of Hawaii Press, 2017.
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Poshyananda, Apinan, Modern Art in Thailand Nineteenth and Twentieth, Singapore, Oxford University Press, 1992.
Reynolds, Craig J., “The plot of Thai history: Theory and practice”, Patterns and illusions: Thai history and thought. eds. Wijeyewardene, Gehan - Chapman, E. C., Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1992: 313-32
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Salvagnini, Gigi, “Corrado Feroci”, Libero, VI, 11 (1998): 3-4.
Id., “Gli esordi di Corrado Feroci scultore e medaglista fiorentino”, Libero, VI, 11 (1998): 12-24.
Sithichai, Somcith, Professor Silpa Bhirasri and his student, in 75 Thai Artists from Silpa Bhirasri School, Bangkok, catalogo della mostra, The Bangkok Art Center, 1992: 31-40.
Stengs, Irene, Whoshipping the great moderniser. King Chulalongkorn, Patron Saint of the Thai Middle Class, Singapore and Seattle, Nus Press University of Washington press, 2009.
Terwiel, Barend J., “Thai nationalism and identity: Popular themes of the 1930s”, National identity and its defenders: Thailand today, ed. Reynolds, Craig J., Chiang Mai, Silkworm Books, 2002.
Tingsabadh, Charit, (ed.), King Chulalongkorn’s Visit to Europe: Reflections on Significance and Impacts, Bangkok, Chulalongkorn University Press, 2000.
Wyatt, David K., The Politics of Reform in Thailand: Education in the Reign of King Chulalongkorn, New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1969.
Sitografia
Phromsuthirak, Maneepin, Special Note: Professor Silpa Bhirasri’s Life and Works in journal.su.ac.th, giornale della Silpakorn University, 2003; https://www.thaiscience.info/journals/Article/SUIJ/10559515.pdf, consultato il 29 novembre 2020.
http://2bangkok.com, consultato il 12 novembre 2021.
Baker, Chris - Phongpaichit, Pasuk, A History of Thailand, New York, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Benzi, Fabio, “Galileo Chini pittore europeo”, in Galileo Chini (1973-1956). Un pittore italiano alla corte del Re del Siam, catalogo della mostra di Roma, Galleria Antonacci, 16 maggio – 30 giugno 2007, eds. Benzi, Fabio - Antonacci, Francesca, Roma, Antonacci, 2007: 7-14.
Bhirasri, Silpa, Thai Architecture and Painting, Bangkok, The National Culture Institute, 1950.
Id., Modern art in Thailand, Bangkok, The National Culture Institute, 1954.
Id., Thay Buddhists Sculpture, Bangkok, The National Culture Institute, 1955.
Cardino Bocca, Lidia, “Torino 1911: l’Esposizione Internazionale”, in Arte italiana alla corte del Siam. Cesare Ferro pittore 1904-1925, eds. Moncassoli Tibone, Maria Luisa - Auneddu, Giorgio, Torino, Anisa attività, 1998: 73-82.
Carter, A. Cecil, The Kingdom of Siam, London - New York, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1904.
Chittawadi Chitrabongs, M.L., Prince Naris: A Siamese Designer, Chicago, Serindia, 2017.
De Grassi, Massimo, Gli eroi son tutti giovani e belli, Trieste EUT, 2016.
Ferri De Lazara, Leopoldo - Piazzardi, Paolo, Italiani alla corte del Siam–Italians at the Court of Siam–ชาวอิตาเลียนในราชสํานักไทย, Bangkok, Amarin Printing and Publishing, 1996.
Filippi, Francesca B., Da Torino a Bangkok. Architetti e ingegneri nel Regno del Siam, Venezia, Marsilio, 2008.
Neungreudee, Lohapon, (ed.), Galileo Chini and the Colors of Asia, catalogo della mostra di Bangkok, 11 September - 11 November 2004, Bangkok, The Queen’s Gallery, 2004.
Garsia, Augusto, “Arturo Dazzi e il poema della guerra”, Il Giornale di Politica e di Letteratura, VI, ottobre 1930, 2-3.
Gerini, Gerolamo Emilio, Catalogo descrittivo della Mostra siamese alla Esposizione internazionale delle industrie e del lavoro in Torino, Torino, Sten, 1911.
Ministero della propaganda 1940, The inauguration of the Democracy Monument, Bangkok, GPO, 1940.
Janni, Ettore, “L’invasione monumentale”, Emporium, XLVIII, 288, dicembre 1918: 282-6.
Lami, Stanislas, Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l’École française, Paris, Heduard Champion, 1918 : 231-3.
Lupo, Giovanni Maria, (ed.), Gli architetti dell’Accademia Albertina, a cura di G. M. Lupo, Torino, Allemandi, 1996.
Maraini, Antonio, “L’Arco ai Caduti di Genova”, Bollettino d’Arte, XXV, s. III, 1 (1931): 35.
Margozzi, Maristella, “Galileo Chini e il Siam”, Galileo Chini dipinti, decorazione, ceramica, teatro, illustrazione, catalogo della mostra di Roma, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, 9 giugno - 10 settembre 2006, eds. Benzi, Fabio - Margozzi, Maristella, Milano, Electa, 2006: 33-8.
Murashima, Ejii, “The origin of modern official state ideology”, Thailand. Journal of Southeast Asia Studies, 19, 1988: 80-96.
Noobanjong, Koompong, “The Democracy Monument: Ideology, Identity, and Power Manifested in Built Forms”, JARS Journal of Architectural/Planning Research and Studies, 5, 3 (2007): 29-50.
Id., “The Victory Monument: the Politics of Representations of Thai Identity and Colonial Discourse in Built Forms”, JARS Journal of Architectural/Planning Research and Studies, 8, 1 (2011): 55-74.
Id., The Aesthetics of Power: architecture, Modernity, and Identity from Siam to Thailand, Bangkok, White Lotus Press, 2013.
O’Neil, Maryvelma, Bangkok: A cultural History, London, Oxford University Press, 2008.
Peleggi, Maurizio, Lords of Things: The Fashioning of the Siamese Monarchy’s Modern Public Image, Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2002.
Id., Monastery, Monument, Museum: Sites and Artifacts of Thai Cultural Memory, Honululu, University of Hawaii Press, 2017.
Port, Célestin, Dictionnaire historique, géographique et biographique de Maine-et-Loire et de l’ancienne province d’Anjou: S-Z, t. 4, Angers: H. Siraudeau et Cie, 1996: 28-34.
Poshyananda, Apinan, Modern Art in Thailand Nineteenth and Twentieth, Singapore, Oxford University Press, 1992.
Reynolds, Craig J., “The plot of Thai history: Theory and practice”, Patterns and illusions: Thai history and thought. eds. Wijeyewardene, Gehan - Chapman, E. C., Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1992: 313-32
Rigotti, Giorgio, 80 anni di architettura e di arte. Annibale Rigotti architetto 1870-1968, Maria Rigotti Calvi pittrice, 1874-1938, Torino: Tipografia Torinese, 1980.
Salvagnini, Gigi, “Corrado Feroci”, Libero, VI, 11 (1998): 3-4.
Id., “Gli esordi di Corrado Feroci scultore e medaglista fiorentino”, Libero, VI, 11 (1998): 12-24.
Sithichai, Somcith, Professor Silpa Bhirasri and his student, in 75 Thai Artists from Silpa Bhirasri School, Bangkok, catalogo della mostra, The Bangkok Art Center, 1992: 31-40.
Stengs, Irene, Whoshipping the great moderniser. King Chulalongkorn, Patron Saint of the Thai Middle Class, Singapore and Seattle, Nus Press University of Washington press, 2009.
Terwiel, Barend J., “Thai nationalism and identity: Popular themes of the 1930s”, National identity and its defenders: Thailand today, ed. Reynolds, Craig J., Chiang Mai, Silkworm Books, 2002.
Tingsabadh, Charit, (ed.), King Chulalongkorn’s Visit to Europe: Reflections on Significance and Impacts, Bangkok, Chulalongkorn University Press, 2000.
Wyatt, David K., The Politics of Reform in Thailand: Education in the Reign of King Chulalongkorn, New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1969.
Sitografia
Phromsuthirak, Maneepin, Special Note: Professor Silpa Bhirasri’s Life and Works in journal.su.ac.th, giornale della Silpakorn University, 2003; https://www.thaiscience.info/journals/Article/SUIJ/10559515.pdf, consultato il 29 novembre 2020.
http://2bangkok.com, consultato il 12 novembre 2021.
Published
2022-05-31
How to Cite
De Grassi, M. (2022). Looks on the East: Corrado Feroci and the Thailand’s Artistic Westernization. Between, 12(23), 137-164. https://doi.org/10.13125/2039-6597/5000
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